German submarine U-1107
| Career (Nazi Germany) |  |
|---|---|
| Name: | U-1107 |
| Ordered: | 2 April 1942 |
| Builder: | Nordseewerke, Emden |
| Yard number: | 229 |
| Laid down: | 20 August 1943 |
| Launched: | 30 June 1944 |
| Commissioned: | 8 August 1944 |
| Fate: | Sunk 30 April 1945 in the North Atlantic in position 48°00′N 06°30′W / 48.000°N 6.500°W, by bombs from a US Catalina flying boat. |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type: | Type VIIC/41 submarine |
| Displacement: | 759 tonnes (747 long tons) surfaced 860 long tons (874 t) submerged |
| Length: | 67.10 m (220 ft 2 in) o/a 50.5 m (165 ft 8 in) pressure hull |
| Beam: | 6.20 m (20 ft 4 in) o/a 4.70 m (15 ft 5 in) pressure hull |
| Draft: | 4.74 m (15 ft 7 in) |
| Propulsion: | 2 × supercharged Germaniawerft 6-cylinder, 4-stroke F46 diesel engines totalling 2,800–3,200 hp (2,100–2,400 kW). Max rpm: 470-490 2 × electric motors, totalling 750 shp (560 kW) and max rpm: 296 |
| Speed: | 17.7 knots (32.8 km/h; 20.4 mph) surfaced 7.6 knots (14.1 km/h; 8.7 mph) submerged |
| Range: | 8,500 nmi (15,700 km; 9,800 mi) at 10 knots (19 km/h; 12 mph) surfaced 80 nmi (150 km; 92 mi) at 4 knots (7.4 km/h; 4.6 mph) submerged |
| Test depth: | 230 m (750 ft) Calculated crush depth: 250–295 m (820–968 ft) |
| Complement: | 44-52 officers & ratings |
| Armament: |
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| Service record[1] | |
|---|---|
| Part of: |
8th U-boat Flotilla (8 August 1944 - 15 February 1945) - Training 11th U-boat Flotilla (16 February - 30 April 1945) |
| Commanders: |
Kptlt. Fritz Parduhn[2] (8 August 1944 - 30 April 1945) |
| Operations: |
1st patrol: 29 March - 30 April 1945 |
| Victories: | 2 merchant ships sunk (15,209 GRT) |
German submarine U-1107 was a Type VIIC/41 U-boat built for Nazi Germany's Kriegsmarine for service during World War II. She was laid down on 20 August 1943 by Nordseewerke, Emden as yard number 229, launched on 30 June 1944 and commissioned on 8 August 1944 under Oberleutnant zur See Fritz Parduhn.
Service History
The boat's career began with training at 8th U-boat Flotilla on 8 August 1944, followed by active service on 16 February 1945 as part of the 11th Flotilla for the remainder of her service.
In one patrol she sank two merchant ships, for a total of 15,209 gross register tons (GRT).
Fate
U-1107 was sunk on 30 April 1945 in the Bay of Biscay in position 48°00′N 06°30′W / 48.000°N 6.500°W, by bombs from US Catalina. 37 crew were killed with an unknown number of survivors.
Summary of raiding career
| Date | Name | Nationality | Tonnage (GRT) |
Fate[3] |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 April 1945 | Cyrus H. McCormick |  United States |
7,181 | Sunk |
| 18 April 1945 | Empire Gold |  United Kingdom |
8,028 | Sunk |
See also
- Battle of the Atlantic (1939-1945)
References
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "The Type VIIC/41 boat U-1107". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Fritz Parduhn". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ↑ Helgason, Guðmundur. "Ships hit by U-1107". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 16 September 2014.
Bibliography
- Gröner, Erich (1985). U-Boote, Hilfskreuzer, Minenschiffe, Netzleger, Sperrbrecher. Die deutschen Kriegsschiffe 1815-1945 (in German) III (Koblenz: Bernard & Graefe). ISBN 3-7637-4802-4.
- Kemp, Paul (1997). U-Boats Destroyed - German submarine losses in the World Wars. Arms and Armour Press. ISBN 1-85409-321-5.
- Busch, Rainer; Röll, Hans-Joachim (1999). Deutsche U-Boot-Verluste von September 1939 bis Mai 1945. Der U-Boot-Krieg (in German) IV (Hamburg; Berlin; Bonn: Mittler). ISBN 3-8132-0514-2.
- Sharpe, Peter (1998). U-Boat Fact File. Great Britain: Midland Publishing. ISBN 1-85780-072-9.
External links
- "The Type VII/C41 boat U-1107". German U-boats of WWII - uboat.net. Retrieved 6 December 2014.